Goodness Demonstrated
Good morning Scripture reading: Galatians 5: 22-23 Worship Song: God Is Good Meditation: Doing good demonstrates our love, compassion, and kindness. Goodness is one of the essential fruits of the spirit recorded in Galatians 5, which every child of God should seek to obtain. Goodness results in a life characterized by deeds motivated by righteousness and holiness. Doing good demonstrates virtue and a desire to bless others; but salvation itself is a gift from God received through faith, not earned by our actions, which removes any grounds for boasting. Whatsoever we do, we should do it heartily as unto the Lord and not unto men, knowing that of the Lord we shall receive the reward of the inheritance for serving the Lord. Though we are not saved by goodness, God expects us to do good to others, so let us not be weary in well-doing, for in due time we shall reap if we do not faint. While we have the opportunity, let us do...